ABC
1,317
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30
Top events · ABC
1
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
18,800,000
3
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers
17,900,000
4
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
5
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
9,820,000
6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
9,160,000
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
8,100,000
8
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
8,090,000
9
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,900,000
10
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
5,080,000
1
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
37,900,000
2
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,100,000
3
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
27,500,000
4
NBA Finals Game 5
24,540,000
5
NBA Finals Game 3
23,790,000
6
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
23,200,000
7
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
22,600,000
8
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,000,000
9
NBA Finals Game 4
20,940,000
10
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
Top leagues
by most-watched telecastTop teams
by most-watched telecastTelecasts with figures
| date date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year. Methodology → | telecast telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one. Methodology → | figure figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-03 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 14,090,000 |
| 2010-05-16 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 7,030,000 |
| 2009-07-25 | WNBA All-Star Game | 519,000 |
| 2009 | NBA Finals - Lakers vs Magic5 games | |
| 2009-06-04 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 13,040,000 |
| 2009-06-07 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 14,060,000 |
| 2009-06-09 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 14,200,000 |
| 2009-06-11 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 15,960,000 |
| 2009-06-14 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 14,170,000 |
| 2009-06-06 | Belmont Stakes | 6,600,000 |
| 2009-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 8,731,000 |
| 2008 | NBA Finals - Celtics vs Lakers6 games | |
| 2008-06-05 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 13,380,000 |
| 2008-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 13,500,000 |
| 2008-06-10 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 14,510,000 |
| 2008-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 13,760,000 |
| 2008-06-15 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 16,880,000 |
| 2008-06-17 | NBA Finals Game 6 | 17,390,000 |
| 2008-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,454,000 |
| 2007 | NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Spurs4 games | |
| 2007-06-07 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 9,210,000 |
| 2007-06-10 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 8,550,000 |
| 2007-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 9,490,000 |
| 2007-06-14 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 9,910,000 |
| 2007-05-26 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 4,698,000 |
| 2007-05-20 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 4,417,000 |
| 2006 | NBA Finals - Heat vs Mavericks6 games | |
| 2006-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 11,510,000 |
| 2006-06-11 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 12,410,000 |
| 2006-06-13 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 12,250,000 |
| 2006-06-15 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 11,560,000 |
| 2006-06-18 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 14,320,000 |
| 2006-06-20 | NBA Finals Game 6 | 15,710,000 |
| 2006-05-29 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 8,190,000 |
| 2006-02-05 | Super Bowl XL | 90,745,000 |
| 2005 | NBA Finals - Pistons vs Spurs7 games | |
| 2005-06-09 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 10,570,000 |
| 2005-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 10,660,000 |
| 2005-06-14 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 10,630,000 |
| 2005-06-16 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 10,920,000 |
| 2005-06-19 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 13,090,000 |
| 2005-06-21 | NBA Finals Game 6 | 13,470,000 |
| 2005-06-23 | NBA Finals Game 7 | 19,000,000 |
| 2005-05-30 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,100,000 |
| 2005-05-22 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,843,000 |
| 2004 | NBA Finals - Lakers vs Pistons5 games | |
| 2004-06-06 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 15,360,000 |
| 2004-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 16,130,000 |
| 2004-06-10 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 16,210,000 |
| 2004-06-13 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 20,300,000 |
| 2004-06-15 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 21,840,000 |
| 2004 | Stanley Cup Final - Flames vs Lightning5 games | |
| 2004-05-29 | Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | 1,969,000 |
| 2004-05-31 | Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | 3,150,000 |
| 2004-06-03 | Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | 3,687,000 |
| 2004-06-05 | Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | 4,272,000 |
| 2004-06-07 | Stanley Cup Final Game 7 | 6,290,000 |
| 2003 | NBA Finals - Nets vs Spurs6 games | |
| 2003-06-04 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 9,600,000 |
| 2003-06-06 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 8,060,000 |
| 2003-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 10,760,000 |
| 2003-06-11 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 9,660,000 |
| 2003-06-13 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 9,310,000 |
| 2003-06-15 | NBA Finals Game 6 | 11,570,000 |
| 2003 | Stanley Cup Final - Devils vs Ducks5 games | |
| 2003-05-31 | Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | 3,101,000 |
| 2003-06-02 | Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | 4,037,000 |
| 2003-06-05 | Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | 3,947,000 |
| 2003-06-07 | Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | 3,768,000 |
| 2003-06-09 | Stanley Cup Final Game 7 | 7,169,000 |
| 2003-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,811,000 |
| 2003-05-18 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 4,938,000 |
| 2003-01-26 | Super Bowl XXXVII | 88,637,000 |
| 2002 | Stanley Cup Final - Hurricanes vs Red Wings3 games | |
| 2002-06-08 | Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | 5,482,000 |
| 2002-06-10 | Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | 5,106,000 |
| 2002-06-13 | Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | 6,848,000 |
| 2000-01-30 | Super Bowl XXXIV | 88,465,000 |
| 1995 | World Series - Braves vs Guardians3 games | |
| 1995-10-21 | World Series Game 1 | 25,150,000 |
| 1995-10-25 | World Series Game 4 | 28,670,000 |
| 1995-10-26 | World Series Game 5 | 31,710,000 |
| 1995-01-29 | Super Bowl XXIX | 83,420,000 |
| 1991-01-27 | Super Bowl XXV | 79,510,000 |
| 1989 | World Series - Athletics vs Giants4 games | |
| 1989-10-14 | World Series Game 1 | 25,030,000 |
| 1989-10-15 | World Series Game 2 | 25,410,000 |
| 1989-10-27 | World Series Game 3 | 26,610,000 |
| 1989-10-28 | World Series Game 4 | 21,640,000 |
| 1988-01-31 | Super Bowl XXII | 80,140,000 |
| 1987 | World Series - Cardinals vs Twins7 games | |
| 1987-10-17 | World Series Game 1 | 30,570,000 |
| 1987-10-18 | World Series Game 2 | 33,660,000 |
| 1987-10-20 | World Series Game 3 | 34,990,000 |
| 1987-10-21 | World Series Game 4 | 34,040,000 |
| 1987-10-22 | World Series Game 5 | 32,550,000 |
| 1987-10-24 | World Series Game 6 | 29,090,000 |
| 1987-10-25 | World Series Game 7 | 51,180,000 |
| 1985 | World Series - Cardinals vs Royals7 games | |
| 1985-10-19 | World Series Game 1 | 31,510,000 |
| 1985-10-20 | World Series Game 2 | 31,770,000 |
| 1985-10-22 | World Series Game 3 | 32,800,000 |
| 1985-10-23 | World Series Game 4 | 35,040,000 |
| 1985-10-24 | World Series Game 5 | 30,950,000 |
| 1985-10-26 | World Series Game 6 | 34,860,000 |
| 1985-10-27 | World Series Game 7 | 45,000,000 |
| 1985-01-20 | Super Bowl XIX | 85,530,000 |
| 1983 | World Series - Orioles vs Phillies5 games | |
| 1983-10-11 | World Series Game 1 | 36,230,000 |
| 1983-10-12 | World Series Game 2 | 34,550,000 |
| 1983-10-14 | World Series Game 3 | 30,120,000 |
| 1983-10-15 | World Series Game 4 | 20,260,000 |
| 1983-10-16 | World Series Game 5 | 26,950,000 |
| 1981 | World Series - Dodgers vs Yankees2 games | |
| 1981-10-25 | World Series Game 5 | 39,110,000 |
| 1981-10-28 | World Series Game 6 |